Monthly Archives: August 2021

Bad Road In Tibet

August 27, 2021 – 2:30 pm

My visa for China was running out at the end of October 1995. My overland departure to Nepal had been delayed by a massive avalanche smothering Tibet-Nepal Friendship Highway, but the staff at the Snowlands Hotel in Lhasa announced that a rough track had been opened through the fall area and I bought a ticket […]

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Hell on Earth Tibet

August 27, 2021 – 2:54 am

After my youngest brother’s demise to AIDS in 1995 I traveled to several of Asia’s most holy sites to expiate his sins. Some of mine too. My main destination was Lhasa and I spent two months there drinking beer and walking around the Jokhrang, the Tibetan cathedral to Buddhism. The Chinese presence was noticeable with […]

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Ganden Mud

August 26, 2021 – 9:50 pm

In November of 1995 I went up to Ganden monastery with my friend Tim Challen. The Red Guard had destroyed the temple complex during the Cultural Revolution and the Tibetans were finally rebuilding the Gelukpa university at the top of Wangbur Mountain. I joined the volunteers in marching around the roof singing Louie Louie. It’s […]

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The Sky Of Road

August 26, 2021 – 12:55 pm

In my earlier years I traveled the world. I loved seeing vistas such as this one. I’ll see them again, although maybe not the north side of Mt. Everest from Tibet.

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Free Tibet Now And Then

August 26, 2021 – 11:05 am

Back in 1998 I went down to Washington with my father. The ostensible purpose was to visit my cousin Cindi in Annapolis. My secondary reason was to protest against the World Bank with the Free Tibet Society. My father was comfortable situated with my cousin, her daughters, and husband. He had his crossword puzzle and […]

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